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This is a very special and rare lantern from the 1940's. They don't come up this nice very often so grab it while you can as I know this won't be for sale for long !! The photos really don't do it justice.
 
This lantern was made between 1946 to 1951 and what makes it especially rare is that it pretty much all brass. The cheaper models around this time we made of steel and aluminium.  It was made by Vapalux under the Bialaddin brand name.
 
Now a little about the restoration
 
The original factory finish on this lamp was maroon over brass and over the years through use the maroon has been worn away and left the most amazing patina. So rather than restore it we opted to preserve the look that it had. After all it had taken almost 80 years of use obtain it !! We therefore cleaned the lamp first with a mild detergent to remove all of the oil and grease . We then lightly polished all of the metal parts to enhance the colours. To seal the patina in we gave all of the metal parts 3 coats of clear lacquer. It looks amazing and its ready for another 80 years !.
 
For the electrification we made a custom threaded mount to accept a vintage style E27 bakelite bulb holder. It blends so well with the lantern you could be forgiven for thinking it was always electric.  To complete the vintage look we have fitted a vintage E27 Radio Valve Edison LED bulb . It looks amazing when its lit as it glows through the holes in the brass shade.
 
To match the lamp we used 1.5 m of period correct brown vintage braided cable. There is also an inline on and off switch and a UK 3 pin plug. The lamp is earthed for electrical safety and it has been PAT tested.
 
This is a stunning rare light and perfect for a table, sideboard, desk or even as a bedside lamp.
 
Approx Dimensions
 
Height  : 35cm
Width   : 16cm
 
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